5Jim Carrey
Jim Carrey used to be homeless.
Imagine you are a teenager and your biggest dream is becoming a comedian. Unfortunately, your family is going through a period of severe financial hardship and you have to drop out of school to support your family.
This is exactly what happened to Jim Carrey when he was just 15. His father was an unemployed musician and as the family went from “lower middle class to poor,” they eventually had to start living in a van.
Carrey was a natural performer even as a child, to the point of regularly doing stand-up routines for his class-mates in junior high.
Even though he was in such terrible situation he never gave up and he actually had his dad driving him to comedy clubs in Toronto. He moved to Los Angeles in 1979 and eventually caught the attention of Rodney Dangerfield, who signed Carrey to open for him during his tour.
Soon after that, he started starring in mega-blockbusters and being known as one of the best comedic actors of an era.
